[LRUG] "Beginning Google Maps" review

[Eleanor]

On 20 Jun 2007, at 12:58, Paul Doerwald wrote:
> On 20-Jun-07, at 6:08 AM, Eleanor wrote:
>> No, I suspect that will be me as I've still to pin Romek down in one
>> place long enough to get my review copy from him! Based on your
>> review though I'm now even keener than ever to get my hands on this
>> little gem, as by the sounds of things the authors have covered their
>> subject-matter in sufficient depth for building useful real-world
>> applications >8D
>
> Well, the other reviewer (http://lrug.org/book-reviews/2007/05/25/
> beginning-google-maps-with-rails-and-ajax-1/#extended) didn't think
> so, so YMMV. Personally, I saw everything in there that *I* would
> ever need and more. But I suppose if you're a GIS expert, you may be
> limited... Still, I stand by my review, for at least the breadth of
> the kinds of applications that I work on.

Well GIS and Mapping are two entirely separate disciplines in my  
book, but then again I did lots of work with GPS navigation and found  
the professional GIS libraries at the time inadequate for my needs  
(not to mention cumbersome to use).

Anyway I should finally have my hands on my review copy this  
afternoon giving me some excellent reading material for my daily  
commute :)


Ellie

Eleanor McHugh
Games With Brains
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